The Saints, Cardinals, Steelers, Patriots and 49ers are the five teams with the worst salary cap situations entering 2015.

[Captain Morgan]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24913408/agents-take-the-five-teams-with-the-worst-salary-cap-situations

 

 

 

Contract restructurings, pay cuts and salary cap casualties are a way of life in the NFL. This is because there isn't a universal method of managing the salary cap, and player contracts aren't fully guaranteed like they are in the NBA and MLB.

An agent must have a good understanding of the potential moves teams may make during the early part of the offseason to assess whether it's in his or her client's best interest to accommodate any requests from the team about the player helping with salary cap room. A seasoned agent may voluntarily approach the team in instances when he or she is convinced that a client's roster spot is in jeopardy.

Some teams place more importance on the long-term cap implications of player signings and roster moves than others. Judgment can get clouded when teams believe they have a window of opportunity to be Super Bowl contenders. That's how long-range salary cap planning can get sacrificed for short-term gain.

 

 

 

1. New Orleans Saints

Salary cap overage: $23.07 million

New Orleans' cap is top heavy. Five players with cap numbers over $10 million are taking up a combined $74.15 million of cap space. The Saints can make significant headway with their cap overage by restructuring the four-year, $41.5 million contract extension (worth a maximum of $48 million through salary escalators) Junior Galette signed right before the start of the regular season. $10 million of cap room will be created by converting Galette's fully-guaranteed $12.5 million roster bonus that kicks in on the third day of the 2015 league year (March 12) into signing bonus.

 

[The Huddler]

aaaaaaaaaaaand the Panthers have 30+ mil in cap.

Merry Christmas folks

[SCP]

I can't express how bad I want the Saints and Saint fans to suck it this holiday season.

[Goondal]

The Saints are in terrible shape, even number two on the list is seventeen million off

[TheJason]

Love seeing the Niners on this list as well...

[Montsta]

Did I read that correctly that Tony Romo's 2015 cap number is $27,773,000?

[RelaxImaPro]

We were in the same shape after 2012 IIRC.  Weren't we like $26 million over the cap or something stupid like that?

[KSpan]

How lovely it is to not see Carolina on that list. Gettleman doing work.

[updownsigma]

Love seeing the Niners on this list as well...

I remember last off season seeing an ESPN (I think) article where they said the 49ers were the team best built for sustained success in the future. Funny how much of a difference a year makes

[PanthersClinic]

Doesn't mean much. Patriots will win 12 games next year and the Jaguars will win less than 4.

[Hugo Stieglitz]

How much we gonna have to pay Cam in 2015?

[CelibatePimp]

Doesn't mean much. Patriots will win 12 games next year and the Jaguars will win less than 4.

Exactly, just like the draft picks argument. Tenn and co have been getting draft picks forever. A competent GM and coach can overcome bad draft position and cap challenges.

[KendrickPanther]

aaaaaaaaaaaand the Panthers have 30+ mil in cap.

Merry Christmas folks

 

We also have a lot of players out of contract.

[KillerKat]

wtf Cards?